Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Presidential candidate, has promised to improve security in Zamfara if voted
into office in the Feb. 16 presidential election.
Atiku, who
was in Zamfara on Monday for his presidential campaign, also promised to revamp
the Bakolori Dam and put it to effective use.
“Without
peace, there won’t be farming activities, no businesses and people cannot even
practice their religious beliefs.
“Even though
agriculture is the mainstay of the people of the state, farming has virtually
been banned by bandits in the state and this situation needs to be put to an
end.
“When this is
fully taken care of, we will then support the farmers with modern tools and
seeds so that businesses can resume in full force.”
He urged the
people to vote for the PDP governorship candidate, Alhaji Bello Matawalle.
The
presidential candidate recalled that since the APC was yet to resolve its
internal problems which made it impossible to have candidates, urged people in
the state to vote for the APC.
In his
remarks, the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, cautioned the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Inspector-General of
Police to be impartial throughout the elections.
News men
report that the presidential candidate was accompanied by the party’s national
and state leaders as well as Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State.
